Cavan locals may finally get their own Penneys after all these years, with the news that the local council is to officially invite the store to open a premises in Cavan.

Fianna Fáil's Sarah O'Reilly placed a motion this week asking that "Cavan County Council investigate/invite Penneys Clothing Store to open a premises in Co. Cavan and to assist in the search of a suitable site.'"

Speaking about the motion on Nothern Sound, she insisted that the move would attract more shoppers to Cavan town and encourage people to shop in Cavan rather than travelling to other towns like Navan or Enniskillen.